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Czech
Etymology
Derived from German Gymnasium, from Latin gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”). Cognates include Hungarian gimnázium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: gym‧ná‧zium
Noun
gymnázium n
- grammar school (UK) (secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education)
- Synonym: gympl
Declension
Declension of gymnázium (semisoft neuter foreign)
See also
Further reading
- “gymnasium”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “gymnasium”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον (gumnásion, “exercise, school”), from γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gymnázium n
- grammar school (UK) (secondary school that stresses academic over practical or vocational education)
Declension
Derived terms
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Further reading